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W. L. PHILLIPS.

Radiator.

Patented Jan. 6, 1880.

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N. PETERS. PHoTo-LITMDGHAPMER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

i UNITED STATES PATENT FEICE.

VYILLIAM L. PHILLIPS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO YYLLYS H. WARNER, OF SAME PLAGE.

RADIATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,382, dated January 6, 1880.

i Application tiled May 8, 1879. i

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. PHILLIPS, of'Brooklyn, in Kings county and State of New York, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Radiators, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my improvements is to produce a simple radiator of greater efticiency than the radiators now generally in use.

To this end myinvention consists in a radiator comprising the combination of a basepiece forming a source of supply for a heating agent, a number ot' pipes made separate from and independent of each other extending from said base-piece an d receiving thcheatin g agent therefrom, and lian ges or pieces connecting said pipes and preferably forming part ofthe same, the whole being arranged and organized so as to't'orm in the direction of their length a ue wherein air will be warmed, and, ascending, will escape at or near the top, drawing in fresh air from at or near the bottom, and thus establish a circulation of air and utilize the -inside surface of the pipes or passages for heatcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a central longitudinal section of a radiator embodyin g my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a partial top view and partial horizontal section ot' the same, as indicated by the dotted line x m in Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures.

A designates a series of vertically'arranged pipes having, in this instance, two vertical passages, c, through one of which steam may ascend, and through the other of which it may descend. These pipes are erected upon a basepiece, B, having a central opening through it, and comprising a number ot' compartments, b, severally establishing communication between adjacent passages aot different pipes in such manner that steam introduced into the base-piece through a suitable inlet may pass up through the adjacent passage a of one pipe, A, down through the other passage a of said pipe, thence through a compartment, l), 6o of the base-piece, into and up the adjacent passage a ot another pipe A, and so on through the radiator, as indicated by the short dotted arrows in Fig. 1. These pipesAare designed to be so combined as to form component parts 6 5 ol' a flue, and in the present instance they are furnished with ribs or flanges c, extending from their sides and meeting the corresponding ribs or flanges c ot' adjacent pipes, so as to preclude the passage of air between them, at 7o least to any considerable extent. In lieu of these ribs or iianges, strips or narrow pieces of metal or other material inserted between the pipes A may be employed.

The base B is shown as elevated upon feet d. Hence air may enter below and through it into the line formed by the pipes A, and, becoming heated, will ascend therein and escape above, as indicated bythe long arrows in Fig.

l, drawin'g in more cool air from below. 8o

y C designates a cap-piece, made of sheet metal or other suitable material, havinga central openin g for the escape of air through it,

and adapted to tit upon the tops-of the pipes A and impart an ornamental appearance to the radiator.

Instead ot' constructing the radiator so that air will enter through the base and" escapeu through the cap-piece, the iianges a., or pieces between the pipes, may extend only from a 9o short distance above the base-piece to a short distance below the cap-piece, as shown at the left side of Fig. l. In such case air will enter between the base-piece and the said flanges a or pieces, and will escape between the said flanges or pieces and the cap-piece.

In any case, however, the liuc formed by the radiator has 'no openin gs except one at the bottom for the entrance of air and another at the top for the escape of heated air. roo

I do not confine myself to a single rouT ot' pipes or passages, as several rows may be employed With advantage. Indeed, I may use an inner row of pipes, A, combined, as above described, to form a due, and an outer row of pipes isolated from each other in the manner in which they are ordinarily arranged in a radiator. I desire to remark moreover, that it is not even necessary that the pipes A should be arranged vertically, as represented-` If aradiator such as I have described be connected, by a sheet-metal pipe or otherwise,

with a chimney, a very desirable ventilator for dwellings, and especially public buildings, Will be produced, for air will then be drawn from the bottom of an apartment and exhausted efficiently from the same.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A radiator comprising the combination ot' a base-piece forming a source of supply for a heating agent, anumber of pipes made separate from and independent of each other extending I from said base-pieee and receiving the heating agent therefrom, and ian ges or pieces connecting said pipes, the Whole being arranged and organized so as to form in the direction of their length a tlue for the reception ot'air to be heated, substantially as specified.

2. A radiator comprising the combination ot' 3o a base-piece forming a source of supply for a heating agent, a number of .pipes made separate from and independent ot' each other eX- tending from said base and receiving the heating agent therefrom, and flanges or pieces forming part of and extendingfrom them, the

whole being arranged and organized so as toV 

